Full Text of SJR0062 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 62 | 2 | | (As Amended by Senate Amendment Nos. 1 & 7)
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Emergency responders are constantly placed in | 4 | | danger while performing their duties, both from the dangerous | 5 | | conditions of their work and the hazardous locations where | 6 | | incidents occur; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, On March 5, 2013, Hudson Community Fire Protection | 8 | | District volunteer firefighter Chris Brown was struck and | 9 | | killed by a motorist while working at the scene of a motor | 10 | | vehicle collision; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, On October 30, 2013, Pontiac Police
Department K9 | 12 | | Officer Casey Kohlmeier was struck and killed by a drunk driver | 13 | | while performing his duties on Interstate 55; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Many other emergency responders have been killed, | 15 | | injured, or placed in needless danger by similar incidents; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, More comprehensive solutions are required to | 17 | | ensure that emergency responders are able to safely perform the | 18 | | vital duties they carry out for the citizens of our State; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Emergency | 3 | | Responder Roadway Safety Task Force to identify and recommend | 4 | | ways that the State of Illinois can increase the safety of | 5 | | emergency responders while they perform their duties; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 8 | | following members: one member appointed by the Speaker of the | 9 | | House of Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority | 10 | | Leader of the House of Representatives; one member appointed by | 11 | | the President of the Senate; one member appointed by the | 12 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 members appointed by the | 13 | | Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, one of | 14 | | which must be currently employed as a highway maintainer with | 15 | | the Illinois Department of Transportation; one member | 16 | | appointed by the Director of the Illinois State Police; one | 17 | | police officer from a county with a population of less than | 18 | | 60,000 citizens appointed by an association that represents law | 19 | | enforcement; one police officer from a county with a population | 20 | | between 60,000 and 1,000,000 citizens appointed by an | 21 | | association that represents law enforcement; one police | 22 | | officer from a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 | 23 | | citizens appointed by an association that represents law | 24 | | enforcement; one firefighter from a county with a population of | 25 | | less than 60,000 citizens appointed by an association that |
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| 1 | | represents firefighters; one firefighter from a county with a | 2 | | population between 60,000 and 1,000,000 citizens appointed by | 3 | | an association that represents firefighters; one firefighter | 4 | | from a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 citizens | 5 | | appointed by an association that represents firefighters; one | 6 | | emergency medical services personnel from a county with a | 7 | | population of less than 60,000 citizens appointed by an | 8 | | association that represents emergency medical services | 9 | | personnel; one emergency medical services personnel from a | 10 | | county with a population between 60,000 and 1,000,000 citizens | 11 | | appointed by an association that represents emergency medical | 12 | | services personnel; one emergency medical services personnel | 13 | | from a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 citizens | 14 | | appointed by an association that represents emergency medical | 15 | | services personnel; one member appointed by the Executive | 16 | | Director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; and one | 17 | | member appointed by the Professional Towing and Recovery | 18 | | Operators of Illinois; the members of the Task Force shall | 19 | | select a chairperson at the initial meeting; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Police shall provide | 21 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force; and be it | 22 | | further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve | 24 | | without compensation; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a report of its | 2 | | findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later | 3 | | than January 1, 2015.
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